Chromatopia: Stories of Color in Art

Chromatopia features more than thirty objects drawn from the Lyman Allyn’s collection as well as from other museums and private lenders. Among the range of objects telling the stories of color from prehistory to the present are ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts, late medieval illuminated manuscripts, 15th century Chinese ceramics, 17th and 18th century Flemish oil paintings, 19th and 20th century European and American paintings, and traditional Australian Aboriginal bark paintings. Works by modern artists, such as Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz and Gene Davis, are included, together with new works by Carson Fox, Patricia Miranda, and Porfirio Gutiérrez.